A Visit the village of La Petite Pierre the Spectacular René Lalique Collection in Alsace

A Visit the village of La Petite Pierre the Spectacular René Lalique Collection in Alsace – We visit the mountaintop village of La Petite Pierre with its medieval castle, then tour the outstanding René Lalique collection and see over 500 exceptional examples of Art Nouveau and Art Deco glassware.

René Jules Lalique was a French glass designer known for his creations of glass art, perfume bottles, vases, jewellery, chandeliers, clocks and automobile hood ornaments. He was born in the French village of Ay on 6 April 1860 and died 5 May 1945. He started a glassware firm, named after him, which still remains successful. La Petite-Pierre is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

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